Crime Editor

A carton of Corona and a set of Bob the Builder bed sheets allegedly helped bring unstuck a Sydney businessman's spate of suburban terrorist attacks against his disgruntled clients.

For more than 20 years Bill Issa built up a reputable business in Sydney's west fitting out high-end shops and eateries.

The 50-year-old's only brush with the law came via a speeding fine in 1982. But on Tuesday Mr Issa was arrested and charged with 25 offences in relation to six Molotov cocktail attacks on homes and businesses between March and May this year.

He appeared in Fairfield Local Court on Wednesday, supported by his wife and brother. He also faces allegations he bashed a man on Harris Street, Ultimo, in June.

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The court heard that all six victims of these petrol bombs had one link - they were connected to several civil proceedings against Mr Issa's company, Isabella Retail, over work it had done.

That link prompted detectives to search Mr Issa's Kemps Creek home this month. There they confiscated five guns, knuckledusters, a couple of Porsches, boats, two motorbikes, Mexican boa constrictors and a lizard.

They also took a case of Coronas, which contained a sixpack missing two bottles and a set of Bob The Builder bed sheets missing a pillowcase.

The court heard that police were able to link the serial numbers on confiscated beers to two bottles allegedly used in one of the petrol bombs attacks on a home at St Clair, in Sydney's west, in March.

A wick used in another attack, in Maroubra in May, was made using a pillowcase featuring children's TV character Bob The Builder , the court heard.

The prosecution told the court it conceded the case against Mr Issa was ''circumstantial'' but said it was a ''very strong circumstantial case''.

The court heard that each of the six premises were attacked when litigation was either set to begin or submissions were due in a case before the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal against Mr Issa.

Fairfax Media understands that following at least one of the Molotov cocktail attacks, a complainant withdrew their legal action because they felt their life was worth more than any financial dispute.

Following the final bombing in the early hours of May 12, police allege that the car used to carry out some of the attacks was falsely reported stolen by Mr Issa.

In making a bail application, Mr Issa's solicitor, Bassam Kazi, said there was nothing directly linking his client to the charges against him.

He said Mr Issa's house had been searched twice and all police had was a ''couple of Corona bottles''.

Mr Issa should be granted bail, he said, because it would be at least two years before his client went to trial.

Magistrate Vivien Swain refused bail, saying despite the circumstantial nature of the evidence it was a ''strong prosecution case''. She also said she had concerns about the protection of the alleged victims.

Mr Issa will return to court on Wednesday to face the assault charge. The charges relating to the petrol bomb attacks return to court in October.